Vw Golf Drivers Door Wont Lock With Remote

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Vw golf drivers door wont lock with remote.

Your volkswagen remote control vehicle key may have a dead battery. If your early to mid 200 s audi or vw is gabbing problems with either side door electrical locks windows or anything electrical start by looking here. Problem progressed to display saying driver s door open and leaving the dome light on and display with the drivers door icon lit up. Occasionally wouldn t unlock wouldn t lock.

The door lock works in only one direction. Even better you can get one under warranty from us at a discount from 30 80. When this light is on the car doesn t lock. Key inserted into door would work.

If however it does not it could be one of a few different issues. This issue also indicates a bad lock actuator. If it turns out that the lock actuator may be the problem we suggest replacing it. Your battery is probably low.

If this happens the problem is with the remote. The battery is likely dead and needs to be replaced but the remote s may also need to be reprogrammed to work. It is very easy to test to see if this is the case. The door lock working in only one direction.

Whenever i get out of the car and lock it with the remote all the doors but the driver s door will lock but the weird thing is that it ll give me the honk. You can get an oem lock actuator for about 50 100. The first thing to fail on mine when the battery was low was the door locks. I can then open the driver s door and it will sometimes go off with the alarm some times not.

Troubleshooting of remote key won t unlock car door. Ok so here is the problem. If the backup remote can lock and unlock the door you will know for sure that there s something wrong with the main remote. Your volkswagen remote control vehicle key should be able to lock and unlock your vehicle s doors from within a perimeter of several yards around the vehicle.

Actually just the unlocking locking still worked. 2005 golf tdi problem started with intermittent locking problems with the remote. The door being the only door in the car with a faulty power lock system.